She was also preceded in death by a sister Florence Spangle; brothers, Eugene
Bruhn of Chesterton and Rev. Irving Bruhn of Batavia, IL.

The family moved to Chesterton in 1934. She graduated from CHS in 1944.
Louise was working at Walgreen's on State Street in Chicago shortly after her
high school graduation when she met her husband Coast Guardsman Jack Lovell
there, who was staying at a hotel across the street. They eloped on Aug 9,
1944 to New York City after two dates.

After the war, Jack and Louise moved to Jack's hometown of Dalhart,Texas.
Jack went to work for Rogers Chevrolet and later owned and operated Lovell
Chevrolet from 1957 to 1975.

She served the community in numerous volunteer activities including as a Cub
Scout den mother, a candy striper at Coon Memorial Home and started the drive
to form the Dalhart High School golf team. She and Jack were active members
of the Central United Methodist Church in Dalhart. In 1975 they moved to
Amarillo. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1994. Jack died
three months later after having had cancer for 13 years. Louise then moved to
Austin, Texas.